Category Archives: Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault Against Disabled Or Impaired Victims
Sexual assault is one of the most vicious criminal offenses one can perpetrate, because unlike homicide, the victim survives the assault, and must live with the memory of violation. This is even more true when the victim is disabled or temporarily impaired, because they usually can neither consent nor defend themselves from attack. If… Read More »
Former Employee of Grandview Hospital Arrested for Sexual Assault of Multiple People
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) In September 2022, Birmingham Police Department (BPD) Special Victims Unit detectives learned that a sexual assault had reportedly occurred at Grandview Hospital. The suspect in the incident was described as an employee of Grandview Hospital. Since then, SVU detectives say they have learned of at least two additional victims, who alleged they… Read More »
Sexual Assault And Civil Liability Considerations
Sexual abuse and sexual assault can be devastating. For victims, it can be difficult to return to ordinary life activities including the workplace. Sexual assaults and/or abuse occur more often that one might suspect, involving large percentages of the American population that are affected. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), about… Read More »
Uber report details alarming sexual assault problem: thousands of abuse reports a year
The figure was among several alarming statistics made available in a first-of-its-kind company safety report released Thursday. SOURCE: NBC NEWS Uber received 235 reports of a rape occurring during a ride in the United States last year — an average of four a week, according to a company review released Thursday. The ride-hailing company… Read More »
